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story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens reportedly expressed concern about never ending security threats and he was worried that he was placed on al-qaeda hit list. asked if he cabled back the concerns. state department that the f.b.i. is investigating however a former ambassador told fox news megyn kelly that the contents of the stevens journal may expose a failing to the approach to the region. >> i'm sure if he believed that security was a problem he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and should have taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans were killed by definition shows there was massive failure of security. >> reporter: at first cnn only cited an individual fa
story is getting a bid bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> reporter: at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador steens. cnn says correspondent found the journal on consulate grounds three days after the attack there. in his notes stevens reportedly expressed concern about never ending security threats and he was worried that he was placed on...
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that attack killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. molly henneberg is live in washington. what did ambassador rice say and why does congressman king believe she should step down? >> reporter: ambassador rice went on sunday talk show two weeks ago and called the attack in libya a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. congressman king said by that time there was circumstantial evidence showing this was a terrorist attack. >> either ambassador rice was deliberately misleading the american people or showed and demonstrated such a lack of knowledge and sophistication that she shouldn't hold that position. >> reporter: sources tell fox news intelligence officials knew within one day of the assault that killed ambassador stevens and three others that it was a coordinated terror attack, likely tied to al-qaeda. >> heather: molly, ambassador rice does have her defenders, what are they saying? >> reporter: the state department for one contends when she spoke she made her remarks based on best information that the obama administration ha
that attack killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. molly henneberg is live in washington. what did ambassador rice say and why does congressman king believe she should step down? >> reporter: ambassador rice went on sunday talk show two weeks ago and called the attack in libya a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. congressman king said by that time there was circumstantial evidence showing this was a terrorist attack. >> either ambassador rice was...
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ambassador stevens had one in benghazi. two navy seals were doing something else when they came to the defense of their fellow americans. they were not assigned to the ambassador. he had one person in an incredibly dangerous environment. >> so basically he was sitting duck? >> some of the reports we heard that the ambassador's position, his location was betrayed by the libyan security guard, loyal to terrorist outfit. it shows how bad it was. >> so so do you think the administration can be too trusting, there is freedom in libya, khadafy is gone and just think nothing like this would ever happen? >> absolutely. unfortunately it's probably true not only in the context of libya take the invasion of embassy in cairo where our flag was put up and al-qaeda flag was put up. egyptian government didn't fulfill its obligations but the embassy was sending out messages as we recall trying to appease the demonstrators. i think this mindset permeated the administration and the state department. i think that was one of reasons that our a
ambassador stevens had one in benghazi. two navy seals were doing something else when they came to the defense of their fellow americans. they were not assigned to the ambassador. he had one person in an incredibly dangerous environment. >> so basically he was sitting duck? >> some of the reports we heard that the ambassador's position, his location was betrayed by the libyan security guard, loyal to terrorist outfit. it shows how bad it was. >> so so do you think the...
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assembly that america will get to the bottom of the murders of chris stevens and the others. >> the attack on civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. there should be no doubt we will be relentless tracking down the killers and bringing them tobill: how possit while order in libya is still unknown? we want to begin our coverage now. greg palkot streaming live out of tripoli. what is the latest on this militia crackdown there, greg? >> reporter: bill, martha, we're getting mixed signals about that. we were just talking to our contact in benghazi. he said one of the key militias in that city is it falling into line with the government. we've been out and about here in tripoli. we visited one compound where militias were driven out by libyan security forces but there are new protests planned for here and in benghazi on friday. a sign maybe the folks here aren't too sure what is going on with the militias. amid new concerns some of their weapons are going into the wrong places. one militia commander says a lot of the shoulder-fired rockets that he was holding on his base had disappeared
assembly that america will get to the bottom of the murders of chris stevens and the others. >> the attack on civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. there should be no doubt we will be relentless tracking down the killers and bringing them tobill: how possit while order in libya is still unknown? we want to begin our coverage now. greg palkot streaming live out of tripoli. what is the latest on this militia crackdown there, greg? >> reporter: bill, martha, we're getting...
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stevens. it is odd that the day he was murdered mr. obama did the fund raising event on the day of the murder. >> brian: i thought it was interesting he said he was a christian and that was news to madonna who called him a black muslim. we are not sure. the speech was direct and half to the domestic audience and half to the world and meandering and like his speeches could be 10 minutes shorter. >> gretchen: is that politicians in general. >> brian: i thought mitt romney at the clinton initiative was more direct and offered a solution. we should linkk our foreign aid to the behavior of the countries many of which blow up our embassies. >> gretchen: if you are strat jizing for obama you coast until the election because he is ahead in the polls. that's what they tell somebody. for mitt romney, you got to point out solution and point out the differences and especially in the debates and so that people will say what you stand for. they like president obama and they don't know as much about mitt romney. >> steve: they know one thing about pr
stevens. it is odd that the day he was murdered mr. obama did the fund raising event on the day of the murder. >> brian: i thought it was interesting he said he was a christian and that was news to madonna who called him a black muslim. we are not sure. the speech was direct and half to the domestic audience and half to the world and meandering and like his speeches could be 10 minutes shorter. >> gretchen: is that politicians in general. >> brian: i thought mitt romney at the...
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as the days passed the story is getting a bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen to tell us that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador stevens. they found journal three days after the attack there. stevens reportedly express concern about, quote, never ending security threats and he worried that he was on an al-qaeda hit list. state department spokesman the f.b.i. is investigating. however, a former u.s. ambassador told fox news megyn kelly the contents may expose, quote a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's bureau. they would have made a threat assessment and taken necessary steps. fact that he and three americans were killed shows there was massive failure of security. >> at first cnn cited one source an aide to secretary clinton, they. they gave a furious statement by failing assurances reportedly gave to his family to return the
as the days passed the story is getting a bit more clear thanks to a journal kept by chris stevens. james rosen to tell us that piece of the puzzle and reaction over its use. >> at issue here is a hard bound book containing seven pages of handwritten notes made by ambassador stevens. they found journal three days after the attack there. stevens reportedly express concern about, quote, never ending security threats and he worried that he was on an al-qaeda hit list. state department...
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we believe if chris stevens' diary is correct he sent information to the administration and shelling and they failedsmith failed to to do what they should have done to protect the ambassador. >> can this affect the vote turnout and total in florida? >> i think so. when you look at the bush administration, a moment was katrina. when the american people thought that the administration was not properly handling katrina. this so me is potentially much more serious and much more devastating because not only is it -- it is either total incompetentence or worse so i don't know which you want to call it. say that they were totally incompetent and didn't know what it was and one person wasn't speaking to the other all the way up to the president or they frankly were covering it up and i don't know frankly how you want to categorize it but either way i think there are a lot of unanswered questions and i want to commend senator isakson. one of the most responsible and serious members of congress in the u.s. senate. i want to commend him for once again seriously trying to get to the bottom of th
we believe if chris stevens' diary is correct he sent information to the administration and shelling and they failedsmith failed to to do what they should have done to protect the ambassador. >> can this affect the vote turnout and total in florida? >> i think so. when you look at the bush administration, a moment was katrina. when the american people thought that the administration was not properly handling katrina. this so me is potentially much more serious and much more...
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ambassador told fox news's megyn kelly, the contents of the stevens journal may show a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure that if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and would have made a threat assessment and taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans by definition shows there's a massive failure of curt. at first cnn cited an individual with stevens' thinking and anderson cooper revealed the existence of the journal. aaccusing cnn of lacking humanity, assurances that the network reportedly gave to the stevens family to return the journal promptly and not report on details. cnn executives dispute that. and enter michael hastings from buzz feed.com best known having written a story for rolling stone a few years back that resulted in the rest ignace of general stanley mcchrystal. and wrote, why didn't the state department search the consulate and find ambassador's diary first, whatever valuable intelligence was left behind, could have been found by anybody se
ambassador told fox news's megyn kelly, the contents of the stevens journal may show a failing in the overall approach to the region. >> i'm sure that if he believed that security was a problem, he would have informed the state department's diplomatic security bureau and would have made a threat assessment and taken the necessary steps. the fact that he and three other americans by definition shows there's a massive failure of curt. at first cnn cited an individual with stevens' thinking...
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news and television networks confirmed in the 24 hours following the incident where chris stevens was killed, our u.s. intelligence community labeled it a terrorist attack, as did other officials and intelligence communities around the world. so what is clopper referring to when he says the immediate aftermath. >> alisyn: a great point. and by the way, senator corker's point, is how can it be so dangerous three weeks after the attack that our fbi can't get in there, whereas right before the attack, we didn't -- we hadn't beefed up security before september 11th. if we thought it was safe around around september 11th not to have beefed up security, why now, three weeks later, there are no active protests. >> dave: and there are journalists enough. >> and able to take jogs on the consulate, take jogs ahead of this. there are a lot of questions that need answer and i hope the congress doesn't get pushback as they try to uncover this. >> dave: ahead of the first presidential debate that comes wednesday in denver, the obama campaign reportedly sending out a group of former bain employees,
news and television networks confirmed in the 24 hours following the incident where chris stevens was killed, our u.s. intelligence community labeled it a terrorist attack, as did other officials and intelligence communities around the world. so what is clopper referring to when he says the immediate aftermath. >> alisyn: a great point. and by the way, senator corker's point, is how can it be so dangerous three weeks after the attack that our fbi can't get in there, whereas right before...
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more than three weeks after the death of the united states ambassador chris stevens. and don't be too surprised if foreign policy somehow creeps into this debate tonight. a debate that is expected to focus and supposed to on domestic issues. ♪ leaving my homeland ♪ pling a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no longer invisible in a midsize sedan. the volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. >> shepard: when president obama and governor romney take the stage behind me in denver tonight it may look a little familiar. organizers say they have been using the same set since 1988. they tell us they have made a few updates over the years but the candidates have no say at all over those changes. it's all up to the nonpartisan commission on presidential debates that runs these things. election officials across the co
more than three weeks after the death of the united states ambassador chris stevens. and don't be too surprised if foreign policy somehow creeps into this debate tonight. a debate that is expected to focus and supposed to on domestic issues. ♪ leaving my homeland ♪ pling a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer...
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jenna: fred stevens is foreign affairs columnist for "the wall street journal" we've talked a lot about these red lines. everyone seems to have a red line and apparently we'll hear what israel's red line is . what do you expect from netanyahu today? >> that is a good question. some of your viewers will be shocked to hear i haven't been shown an advanced copy of the speech but very active and quite public debate between the israeli government and the obama administration as to exactly where a red line should be drawn and one of the areas of contention between the two governments is whether it should be drawn at the level of a nuclear weapons capability which is what the israelies are saying, or an actual nuclear weapon. the israeli argument by the time iran gets to a capability we'll never know for sure and won't be able to preempt their move from capability to weapon. jenna: so who's red line is the most appro will for the safety and security of the world? >> well look, from an israeli perspective their ability to stop iran from going nuclear is much more limited than our ability here i
jenna: fred stevens is foreign affairs columnist for "the wall street journal" we've talked a lot about these red lines. everyone seems to have a red line and apparently we'll hear what israel's red line is . what do you expect from netanyahu today? >> that is a good question. some of your viewers will be shocked to hear i haven't been shown an advanced copy of the speech but very active and quite public debate between the israeli government and the obama administration as to...
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you need ambassador stevens' diaries and you need the c.i.a. intercepts as to the nature of this militia which was fully capable of mounting this attack. i think its long shot that al-qaeda from mali was anyway involved. there is bitter relations between the militia and malian people because they were main soldiers of the khadafy army. they really don't get along. i can't see them influencing that. >> you have seen coverups before. but this is worst cover-up i have seen in my life. with cbs and fox news and they are into benghazi. to find the guy's journal, it hasn't been secured yet. where was the security around him? >> you are jumping around now? let's take the f.b.i.'s presence in benghazi. why is the f.b.i. the lead agency in the investigation. sn when they investigate generally speaking they are trying to solve a crime. they are cops trying to solve a crime. this wasn't a crime. this was an act of war. this was an act of terrorism. this is something for the defense intelligence and c.i.a. to be investigating. >> now we know they labeled i
you need ambassador stevens' diaries and you need the c.i.a. intercepts as to the nature of this militia which was fully capable of mounting this attack. i think its long shot that al-qaeda from mali was anyway involved. there is bitter relations between the militia and malian people because they were main soldiers of the khadafy army. they really don't get along. i can't see them influencing that. >> you have seen coverups before. but this is worst cover-up i have seen in my life. with...
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meanwhile just a little more than two weeks since the killing of ambassador stevens and three americans at that american consulate in benghazi we're getting some conflicting information about the probe the latest word that we're hearing from the libyan president is about the number of suspects, he is saying there were 40 of them. the problem is a week ago he was saying 50. the interior ministry here recently just told us 25. he also repeated the assertion he believes the attack was plea planned. we've been hear that as well. it has not been said all around washington however. finally a now report today saying what we've been saying that fbi agents apparently have not yet reached benghazi. this amid new concerns about the state, the condition of the crime scene there. we had our producer, jon, in the city drive by, check out the now empty u.s. mission. he did find a front gate locked but he saw no guards anywhere, no one, keeping an eye on things. back to you. jon: greg palkot reporting live from libya. thank you. arthel: a case from missouri now heads to the highest court in the land. t
meanwhile just a little more than two weeks since the killing of ambassador stevens and three americans at that american consulate in benghazi we're getting some conflicting information about the probe the latest word that we're hearing from the libyan president is about the number of suspects, he is saying there were 40 of them. the problem is a week ago he was saying 50. the interior ministry here recently just told us 25. he also repeated the assertion he believes the attack was plea...
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. >> brian: you said when ambassador stevens lost his life he was torteured. >> i have reports that the body was torteured. it is not a pleasant thing to talk about. and seals that were there were not part of the security force and on a different mission and the seals run to the sound of fire. they did their job and duty and were great americans and unfortunately it was not a spontanous attack when ambassador rice said it was a spontanous even and our relationship with israel and never been better. that is misleading. our relationship with israel is strained . they are preparing to do a unilateral attack and our position over seas is dangerous and fragile. >> brian: we understand that intercepts show groups were talking to each other and bragging after the killing of four americans, including the ambassador and two navy seals and it makes it seem that an operation is under foot and it seems there is a special operation to go get these goys. would you support that? >> absolutely. you have to show leadership and policy of appeasement of apology doesn't work. our friends over seas understa
. >> brian: you said when ambassador stevens lost his life he was torteured. >> i have reports that the body was torteured. it is not a pleasant thing to talk about. and seals that were there were not part of the security force and on a different mission and the seals run to the sound of fire. they did their job and duty and were great americans and unfortunately it was not a spontanous attack when ambassador rice said it was a spontanous even and our relationship with israel and...
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one of the jobs of ambassador stevens was to do outreach cument vation of al qaeda leadership groups and we already knew from last year, "new york times" reported on the fact that a former guantanamo detailee was so-called kind of ally. what we are seeing here is they don't want to look at this. they don't want the fbi to put all these pieces together because of what we are going to find. that the al qaeda guys were inside the wire. we are cooperating and like fast and furious. we were freaking arming these guys. >> here is what fox news can now confirm. that u.s. intel officials did know this was an act of terrorism in 24 hours. they believed al qaeda affiliates were behind the strike. after narrowed the area where one attacker may have been from. was already labeled a terrorist attack by others in international intelligence community. so when susan rice goes out there on five sunday shows, five days after the incident. are we led to believe that that came from the administration? or intelligence officials what she was attempting to spin to the media and to the american public? >> l
one of the jobs of ambassador stevens was to do outreach cument vation of al qaeda leadership groups and we already knew from last year, "new york times" reported on the fact that a former guantanamo detailee was so-called kind of ally. what we are seeing here is they don't want to look at this. they don't want the fbi to put all these pieces together because of what we are going to find. that the al qaeda guys were inside the wire. we are cooperating and like fast and furious. we...